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Eric Chen is a Co-Founder and Partner at OVO Fund. Eric previously worked at Uj Ventures as a Founder. He attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business and Stanford University.
Eric Chen is an experienced technology investor focusing on early stage Internet and enterprise IT opportunities in the US and China. Eric started Uj Ventures, an angel fund based in Palo Alto formed to incubate and fund seed stage opportunities.
Uj Ventures has made 25 investments in technology startups including Palantir, RoboteX, Kiwi Crate, Context Logic and other promising startups. As a partner with venture capital firm WI Harper for five years, Eric led investments in technology companies that spanned both China and the US including ooma, Laszlo, PMC, and EditGrid. He is currently a Venture Partner with WI Harper and an advisor to Matrix Partners China.
Eric has a wide-ranging background and is an entrepreneur in his own right. He co-founded an Internet startup, worked as an executive at a high growth technology company, incubated and launched a double bottom line investment fund in DC and pulled all-nighters on Wall Street as an investment banker.
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Palo Alto, California, United States, North America
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2013
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Financial Services, Venture Capital, Finance
Jobs history
1
Equilibrium Real Estate Investments
Special Limited Partner
2009 - Current
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Profile Resume
Eric Chen is the Co-Founder and Founding Partner at OVO Fund, based in United States, North America. With a background in Financial Services, Eric Chen has a rich history of leadership and innovation. Eric Chen studied MBA Business Administration @ Stanford Graduate School of Business. Explore their detailed professional journey, key connections, and contributions to the industry on our platform.
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Investment portfolio
10
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Personal investment
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Annouced Date | Organization Name | Funding Round | Money Raised |
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May 15, 2015 | Lixibox, Inc. | Seed Round - Lixibox, Inc. | 500.0K |
Aug 31, 2015 | PayJoy | Seed Round - PayJoy | 2.0M |
Aug 01, 2016 | Cloudastructure | Convertible Note - Cloudastructure | 750.0K |
Oct 11, 2016 | BrightCrowd | Seed Round - BrightCrowd | 0 |
Partner investment
5
Annouced Date | Organization Name | Funding Round | Investor Name | Money Raised |
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Jul 10, 2018 | Camp Six Labs | Seed Round - Camp Six Labs | OVO Fund | 3.3M |
Jan 05, 2019 | Aether | Pre Seed Round - Aether | OVO Fund | 0 |
Jan 01, 2021 | Wage | Seed Round - Wage | OVO Fund | 1.5M |
Sep 09, 2021 | Agile Robots AG | Series C - Agile Robots AG | - | 220.0M |
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